Thanks! I was insanely lucky with the location this time, hope you get the same kind of luck
Eurasian spoonbill in Delft, The Netherlands, where they are nesting very close to a bicycle path. The parent with three young are perfectly visible from the side of the road. There a few more nests there as well, but unfortunately, they are not as visible.
Bonus pictures:
Proud parent
Nom!
They normally don't sit still long enough for a shot like this, but this one (luckily) was not so shy.
Shot on Canon R50 with Sigma 16-300mm
Landed about 2m away at eye height, and just stayed there. Didn't seem scared at all, so I could get fairly close :)
Not really a special bird here in the Netherlands, but I liked the picture :)
That would be a "zwarte mees" or "black tit". I guess that's a fitting name as well
You're right! My mistake here was in translation, as the Dutch name is "koolmees", which literally translates to "coal tit". I've edited the post title
Just a simple backyard shot that turned out nicer than expected
That's what prompted me to post! I had just taken these pictures when I saw your post
Unexpectedly found a bunch of common firecrests near The Hague (where they're not so common as the name suggests). Surprised I was able to get these photo's with the amount of light at that moment.
Both taken on a Canon R50 + Sigma 16-300mm
It started as a test image, but I rather like how it turned out
